diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 20cae7473d..898e20340e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
                 "compose_actions": false,
                 "compose_ui": false,
                 "composebox_typeahead": false,
-                "confirm_dialog": false,
                 "csrf_token": false,
                 "current_msg_list": true,
                 "dropdown_list_widget": false,
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
index 3c7b74d338..0dfc7dc0ce 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/settings_user_groups.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const {set_global, zrequire} = require("../zjsunit/namespace");
 const {run_test} = require("../zjsunit/test");
 const $ = require("../zjsunit/zjquery");
 
-const confirm_dialog = set_global("confirm_dialog", {});
+const confirm_dialog = {__esModule: true};
+
+rewiremock("../../static/js/confirm_dialog").with(confirm_dialog);
 
 const noop = () => {};
 
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/app.js b/static/js/bundles/app.js
index d83c767207..9ecd4c437b 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/app.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/app.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import "../message_events";
 import "../server_events";
 import "../zulip";
 import "../templates";
-import "../confirm_dialog";
 import "../dropdown_list_widget";
 import "../settings_account";
 import "../settings_display";
diff --git a/static/js/confirm_dialog.js b/static/js/confirm_dialog.js
index ac9e044211..65453e4db7 100644
--- a/static/js/confirm_dialog.js
+++ b/static/js/confirm_dialog.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-"use strict";
+import render_confirm_dialog from "../templates/confirm_dialog.hbs";
 
-const render_confirm_dialog = require("../templates/confirm_dialog.hbs");
-
-const overlays = require("./overlays");
+import * as overlays from "./overlays";
 
 /*
     Look for confirm_dialog in settings_user_groups
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ const overlays = require("./overlays");
 
 */
 
-exports.launch = function (conf) {
+export function launch(conf) {
     const html = render_confirm_dialog();
     const confirm_dialog = $(html);
 
@@ -77,6 +75,4 @@ exports.launch = function (conf) {
 
     // Open the modal
     overlays.open_modal("#confirm_dialog_modal");
-};
-
-window.confirm_dialog = exports;
+}
diff --git a/static/js/global.d.ts b/static/js/global.d.ts
index 4851e7cb8d..cdb1fa3216 100644
--- a/static/js/global.d.ts
+++ b/static/js/global.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ declare let bot_data: any;
 declare let compose_actions: any;
 declare let composebox_typeahead: any;
 declare let compose_ui: any;
-declare let confirm_dialog: any;
 declare let csrf_token: any;
 declare let current_msg_list: any;
 declare let emoji: any;
diff --git a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
index 297dbd160f..177b268268 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_user_groups.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const render_admin_user_group_list = require("../templates/admin_user_group_list
 const render_confirm_delete_user = require("../templates/confirm_delete_user.hbs");
 
 const channel = require("./channel");
+const confirm_dialog = require("./confirm_dialog");
 const people = require("./people");
 const pill_typeahead = require("./pill_typeahead");
 const ui_report = require("./ui_report");